Creully Castle
The Creully Castle ( French Château de Creully ) is in the same French community in Canton Bayeux the Calvados department that the region Normandy belongs.
The castle was first classified as a Monument historique on November 22, 1993 and thus placed under monument protection. On June 25, 2004 the classification was renewed and extended. The property is partly communal and partly privately owned.
history
The beginnings of the castle go back to 1047. At that time, Haimo von Creully ( French Hamon le Dentu ) ruled as a strong baron over Creully, Thaon, d'Evrecy and Torigni. He was one of the leaders of the rebellion against his liege lord, the young Wilhelm the Bastard , who later became Wilhelm I of England, and fell in the battle of Val-ès-Dunes , which secured Wilhelm's power. His successor Robert Fitz Haimon built a stone fortress. With the marriage of his daughter and heiress Mabille, the castle and title passed in 1107 to Robert von Caen, in turn Count of Gloucester and illegitimate son of the English King Henry von Beauclerc . His descendant Richard I of Creully made the castle his main residence around 1147. Chreully was expanded as a residence in the style of a high-ranking ruler in the 12th century, belonging to the elite of the Norman rule over England at the time. This Anglo-Norman style can also be found in three other parts of Normandy, namely in Beaumont-le-Richard, Bricquebec, and Barneville-la-Bertran. The castle was owned by the same family until 1682. A total of 22 barons resided in this property one after the other. Heavily indebted, the last Baron von Creully, Antoine V Sillans, sold his castle to Jean-Baptiste Colbert , finance minister in the service of Louis XIV. The castle remained in the possession of Colbert's descendants until the French Revolution. After that, the castle was confiscated and then property of rich owners. From 1946 the main building of the castle became the property of the Creully community. The outbuildings are privately owned.
architecture
The core of the palace was a 17 meter high reception hall, in which the ruler received his guests. The hall is supported by a series of arcades. Towards the valley, the house is divided into several sections on two levels, the private rooms. The kitchen and other common rooms are located next. In the 15th century the castle was expanded to include a large defense tower. The great hall was rebuilt in the 14th and 16th centuries, the height was halved and it was given a Renaissance facade.
Web links
- History of Château Creully , accessed January 4, 2014.
- Château de Creully at mondes-normands.caen.fr
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry no. PA00111260 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Coordinates: 49 ° 17 ′ 11 ″ N , 0 ° 32 ′ 24 ″ W.